Test shots for Lighting

I am doing some cap and gown shots for some underprivileged high school students. I was testing out my lighting tonight, and wanted to get everybody's opinions. This is a self portrait, so I wasn't able to nail my focus exactly. I was just trying to work on lighting. I used a speedlight through an umbrella at 45 degrees on camera left for my main light and another speedlight reflected into an umbrella on camera right for a fill. Did I light this ok? The cap and gowns will be emerald green.

Also any other helpful tips will be appreciated such as cropping or composition. What about lens choice? I used my 85 f/1.8, but I could go with my 24-105.

thanks

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good start.. even lighting... make sure the poses fit the subject... feminine poseses for the girls... etc...

Looks good. Are you going with a black background? If so you may want a hair light (even on the cap) for separation from the background. Depending on the material (and the dark green) it may suck up a lot of light and fade into the background.

flowrider wrote in post #15933505
Looks good. Are you going with a black background? If so you may want a hair light (even on the cap) for separation from the background. Depending on the material (and the dark green) it may suck up a lot of light and fade into the background.

Good Idea. What is the best way to position the hair light? Do I get it as close to the subject as possible? Do I angle it from the side, or put it directly behind the subject?